CHAPTER FOUR:

I looked at him, my eyes filled with shock and curiosity. Why is he here? He hates me. Why do his eyes scream regret to me? Am I imagining this? Are they filled with hate, and I just can't see? Is this a dream? If it is...can I not wake up? Can I stay in this figment of my imagination...here in my imagination where he loves me back? Can I?

"Aimika..." He muttered. He looked at my eyes, and his filled immediately with regret and sadness. My eyes were shocked, curious, sad, depressed, and..bland. They weren't the energetic forest green eyes that he'd always known to be filled with happiness, energy, care, and..now that he thought about it...love.

"Aimika, say something." He pleaded, shaking me. My eyes just stared at him as if he were a figment of my imagination.

"Why?" I whispered. His eyes filled completely with regret now

"I didn't...I didn't know, Aimika. I really didn't. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." He whispered. He pulled me to his chest in a tight hug, after lifting my upper half off my knees. I shook my head into his chest, and clutched his shirt.

"Why..?.. Why would you do this?" I asked.

"I didn't know. I couldn't tell you didn't do it just to annoy me. I couldn't tell you loved me...I'm so sorry, Aimika. I'm so sorry." He whispered. He ran his fingers through my hair, and I suddenly woke from my dazed robotic numb world. And my pain and numbness turned to anger and fury.

"I'm SORRY?! I'm SORRY?! Why should I believe you?" I pushed him off and stood up, walking a few steps away, turning my back to him,"After I called, and emailed, and texted you, called Yuuta and had him call, email, and text you, and I tried to talk to you so many times, and APOLOGIZED A million and five times, and you wouldn't accept my apology. Why should I accept YOURS?! Why should I?! Give me ONE good reason!"

A few tears escaped Mizuki's eyes, and he whispered, "I don't have one reason. I don't have even a TRACE of areason... There was no right for me to ignore you like that, to hurt you like that. No reason to be as stupid and rude as I was, and over just a name. I have no reason for you to forgive me, and I know that. I was blocked by my pride, and I kept thinking you just called me that to teast me. I didn't know you were trying to save youself pain that you thought would come." He took in a shakey breath, "Aimika, if you would have told me you feelings, I wouldn't have turned you away. Your feelings are the same as mine toward you. I didn't tell you, because I didn't want to loose you either."

Tears rolled freely down my cheeks,"I don't know...I don't know..." I shook my head and turned to him, looking at the water on his cheeks, and the bloodshot eyes that had always been full of happy emotions; the ones infront of me now broken with regret and sadness. He stood up and walked over to me, pulling me to him and hugging me tight. I clutched to his shirt and cried. I cried, and cried, and cried until I couldn't cry anymore. He did the same.

I pulled away after I couldn't cry anymore, and looked at his tearstained face. "Are you going to hurt me again? Are you going to push me away again? I don't know if I can take it again."

He held me tighter and ran his hands through my hair, "No, Aimika. No, I won't ever push you away again. Please, don't push me away this time. Please." I burried my head into his chest, and bit my lip.

"Promise me. Promise me you aren't lying. Promise me you won't push me away..promise me...you won't break my heart again..." I whispered.

"I promise, I promise, I promise you all that and more. I promise." He pulled me back slightly, and leaned in, pressing his lips softly to mine. I pressed back, softly, and pulled away soon after.

"I love you, Aimika. I really, really do." His eyes told me he wasn't lying.

"I love you too...Hajime..." He smiled and leaned in to kiss me again. And this time...

We were both wearing smiles.

And this time...

We were being spyed on by my brother, and a cursing and ticked Atobe Keigo.

And to think this was all...because...of...a...name.